Romeo And Juliet: The Letter
?For never was a story of more woe/Than this of Juliet and her Romeo.? (V,iii)Romeo and Juliet is one of the most tragic love stories to date. Ironically, all of the tragedy and woe in Romeo and Juliet could have been prevented by the delivery of any of the three letters mentioned in the play. In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare incorporates the letter to Romeo from Tybalt, the epistle to Romeo from Friar Lawrence, and the note to Montague from Romeo heighten the suspense; Each letter has the potential to prevent disaster, but none is delivered to the intended person. When Romeo came to the party at the Capulet house Tybalt was enraged. Capulet forbid Tybalt from causing a scene at the party. Instead Tybalt sent a letter to Romeo, challenging him to a duel. Romeo never received the letter; Because of this, Romeo never knew Tybalt was out t
The suicide note from Romeo to Montague could have prevented Romeo from killing himself if it was sent in time. ?Hold, take this letter; early in the morning/ See thou deliver it to my lord and father.? (V,iii) The servant, Balthasar, delivered the letter right away and Montague was made aware of the situation; Montague might have been able to stop Romeo from taking his life. Instead, Balthasar waited around the tomb, failing to deliver the letter. The letter was not nice, but full of charge, o get him. When Romeo encountered Tybalt in the street he most likely would have handled the situation differently if he knew Tybalt was after him. Unfortunately he didn?t handle things well at all. Tybalt and Mercutio ended in up in a duel and Romeo stepped in to try and stop it. Under Romeo?s arm, Tybalt stabbed Mercutio. Romeo, seeking revenge, took the la
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